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Scientists raise a rosette loaded with water samples to measure carbon dioxide in the ocean. Credit:

NOAA, DOE sign agreement to advance marine carbon dioxide removal

June 6, 2024

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Scientists raise a rosette loaded with water samples to measure carbon dioxide in the ocean. Credit:

Atmospheric carbon dioxide measured at NOAA’s Mauna Loa Atmospheric Baseline Observatory peaked for 2021 in May at a monthly average of 419 parts per million (ppm), the highest level since accurate measurements began 63 years ago, according to scientists from NOAA and Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California San Diego. (2019 photo of observatory grounds, Big Island, Hawaii.)

During a year of extremes, carbon dioxide levels surge faster than ever

June 6, 2024

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Atmospheric carbon dioxide measured at NOAA’s Mauna Loa Atmospheric Baseline Observatory peaked for 2021 in May at a monthly average of 419 parts per million (ppm), the highest level since accurate measurements began 63 years ago, according to scientists from NOAA and Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California San Diego. (2019 photo of observatory grounds, Big Island, Hawaii.)

Photo showing an aerial view of historic Tibbetts Point Lighthouse in the Town of Cape Vincent in Jefferson County, New York. The lighthouse marks the point where Lake Ontario meets the St. Lawrence River and overlooks the eastern boundary of Lake Ontario National Marine Sanctuary. Credit: NOAA

Biden-Harris Administration designates new national marine sanctuary in New York state

June 5, 2024

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National Ocean Month

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Photo showing an aerial view of historic Tibbetts Point Lighthouse in the Town of Cape Vincent in Jefferson County, New York. The lighthouse marks the point where Lake Ontario meets the St. Lawrence River and overlooks the eastern boundary of Lake Ontario National Marine Sanctuary. Credit: NOAA

Photo of a rosette of sample bottles being recovered from the water during the 2023 A16N GO-SHIP cruise on the NOAA Ship Ronald H. Brown, which traveled from Suape, Brazil, to Reykjavik, Iceland.

Biden-Harris Administration invests $2.1 million for measuring surface ocean carbon through the Investing in America agenda

May 30, 2024

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Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

measurements and observations

Photo of a rosette of sample bottles being recovered from the water during the 2023 A16N GO-SHIP cruise on the NOAA Ship Ronald H. Brown, which traveled from Suape, Brazil, to Reykjavik, Iceland.

Image showing the Mosquito Wildfire burning in California as seen from NOAA’s GOES-18 satellite on September 13, 2022.

Biden-Harris Administration invests $250K to develop powerful artificial intelligence tool to assist wildland firefighting through Investing in America agenda

May 30, 2024

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Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

geostationary satellite (GOES)

Image showing the Mosquito Wildfire burning in California as seen from NOAA’s GOES-18 satellite on September 13, 2022.

NOAA's GOES-16 satellite captured Hurricane Idalia approaching the western coast of Florida while Hurricane Franklin churned in the Atlantic Ocean at 5:01 p.m. EDT on August 29, 2023.

NOAA predicts above-normal 2024 Atlantic hurricane season

May 23, 2024

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hurricane season

Atlantic hurricane season

seasonal outlooks

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NOAA's GOES-16 satellite captured Hurricane Idalia approaching the western coast of Florida while Hurricane Franklin churned in the Atlantic Ocean at 5:01 p.m. EDT on August 29, 2023.

Photo of a coho salmon swims up the Sol Duc river on the Olympic Peninsula. Credit: Adobe Stock.

Biden-Harris Administration announces nearly $240 million for new fish passage projects through Investing in America agenda

May 22, 2024

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Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

Inflation Reduction Act

habitat restoration

Tribal Nations and Indigenous Peoples

Photo of a coho salmon swims up the Sol Duc river on the Olympic Peninsula. Credit: Adobe Stock.

GeoColor imagery from NOAA's GOES-16 satellite of Tropical Storm Idalia and Hurricane Franklin on August 30, 2023

Biden-Harris Administration announces $6.6M for new Data Assimilation Consortium to improve weather forecasting through Investing in America agenda

May 21, 2024

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Inflation Reduction Act

GeoColor imagery from NOAA's GOES-16 satellite of Tropical Storm Idalia and Hurricane Franklin on August 30, 2023

Photo of commercial fishing in Valdez, Alaska.

Biden-Harris Administration awards $20 million for regional fishery management council projects as part of Investing in America agenda

May 21, 2024

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Inflation Reduction Act

resource management

Photo of commercial fishing in Valdez, Alaska.

Satellite image showing Hurricane Dora, a long-lived hurricane that reached category 4, passes south of Hawaii marking the first major hurricane in the central Pacific basin since 2020. Dora played an indirect meteorological role in the devastating wildfires on the island of Maui, Hawaii. Image from NOAA’s GOES satellite, August 6, 2023.

NOAA predicts a below-normal 2024 central Pacific hurricane season

May 21, 2024

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hurricane season

climate outlooks

Satellite image showing Hurricane Dora, a long-lived hurricane that reached category 4, passes south of Hawaii marking the first major hurricane in the central Pacific basin since 2020. Dora played an indirect meteorological role in the devastating wildfires on the island of Maui, Hawaii. Image from NOAA’s GOES satellite, August 6, 2023.